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Major Events, Exhibitions,Theatre, Music & Panto

Major Events

4 – 5 September
Bristol International Festival Of Kites And Air Creations
Ashton Court Estate
In 2010 the Kite Festival is promising an action packed aerial extravaganza. This will feature spectacular flying displays, kite fighting battles, breathtaking synchronised routines flown to music and awesome power kites as well as colourful ground-based inflatables.

5 September
Bristol Half Marathon 2010
Starts at Anchor Road
One of the UK's leading road races with over 15,000 entries. The attractive, sea-level course takes in the old city, scenic Harbourside and the stunning Avon Gorge and offers great potential for fast times and personal bests.

11 - 26 September
Bristol Cycle Festival
City centre
Watch out for installations and activities across Bristol City Centre, and get in the saddle for the UK’s first dedicated bike carnival, and join in bike games across the city with IgFest, Bristol's annual 'interesting games' festival.

16 September
Launch of The Brunel Institute
Brunel’s ss Great Britain
Be amongst the first to view the conservation and learning centre.

18 September – 28 November
BAC 100 exhibition
Bristol Museum And Art Gallery
The exhibition will provide an overview of a century of aviation innovation in the West of England, taking as its starting point the founding in 1910 of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

23 – 26 September
Bristol Fashion Week
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway
Bristol Fashion Week is The Mall at Cribbs Causeway's annual fashion extravaganza. It returns at the end of September to launch the autumn/winter collections available from stores at the Mall.

24 – 29 September
Coupe Gordon Bennett Balloon Race
Ashton Court Estate
In September 2010, the Coupe Gordon Bennett will be hosted in Britain for the first time. Up to 20 teams from around the world will compete in the world’s greatest Gas Balloon Race.

24 – 26 September
Brisfest
Harbourside
Brisfest is a music and arts festival celebrating local and South West culture, created to inspire passion and creativity by offering an exciting interactive event for audiences of all ages. There are out-door stages, fire displays, kids area, fancy dress, world food zone, light shows, workshops, garden and turfed areas to create a stunning festival vibe in an urban city centre location.

Family fun

11 – 12 September
Bristol Harbour Train Rides
Brunel’s ss Great Britain
Be transported back to the days of steam when Bristol Museum’s most popular exhibit – the impressive steam train – chugs into action once again for a new season of harbour trips.

11, 25 – 26 September
Events

Horseworld
11 September: Open Horse & Pony Show. Come to Horseworld and see horses of all shapes and sizes at our fun show.
25 – 26 September: Pony Days. A special day for children aged 7 to 12. They can experience the joy of caring for a pony for the day. Booking essential.
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Ongoing
Animate It!
At-Bristol
Morph will join a host of other Aardman Animations favourites in At-Bristol’s new permanent exhibition, Animate It! With over 300 hands-on exhibits to explore plus live shows and a planetarium, At-Bristol is one of the UK’s biggest and most exciting interactive science centres.

Throughout September
Events
Brunel’s ss Great Britain
12 September: Grandparent's day. Treat your grandparents with a free pot of tea for two! Go to Brunel’s ss Great Britain’s website to download a voucher.
25 – 26 September: Horrid torrid tales trails. Discover passengers' nasty onboard experiences.
1, 10 and 22 September
Track Days
Castle Combe Circuit
If you want value, close exciting racing with some of the largest grids in the country, a race programme often featuring 10 or 11 races crammed into a 4½ hour afternoon, then Castle Combe Circuit is the answer.
25 – 26 September
Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing Championship
Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum has been chosen as the venue for the UK’s 2010 Silverline Power Tool Drag
Racing Championship.
The crazy sport of power tool drag racing involves transforming hand held power tools into lean mean drag racing machines!

Exhibitions

Until 5 September
Near And Far
Royal West Of England Academy
From Cirencester to Shenzhen; from Dorset to Dusseldorf; memorable moments in Mexico; vibrant views of Venice; quiet colours of the Cotswolds; windows onto Wales; tasty times in Thailand. RWA artists draw inspiration from their travels. Familiar and exotic scenes and interpretations on show. A summer exhibition with surprises.

Until 5 September
David Hockney: Six Tales From The Brothers Grimm
Royal West of England Academy
An extraordinary exhibition of etchings illustrating the six fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. Hockney has given each fairy tale his own contemporary and humorous interpretations, reflected in the quirky nature of the images.

Until 12 September
Kerry Tribe
Arnolfini
This will be the first major solo exhibition in the UK by this Los Angeles based artist. Kerry Tribe works primarily with video, film and installation.

Until 12 September
Sequelism Pt 2
Arnolfini
Following on from Arnolfini large-scale group exhibition Sequelism Pt 3 in 2009, this exhibition will be an even larger project, sited within the public realm. Sequelism is an ambitious, multi-faceted project that looks into the future and at that which is yet to happen.

Until 28 September
Anne Adamson
Royal West Of England Academy
This exhibition features enigmatic scenes exploring memory and imagination.

Until 1 November
Outdoor Equine Sculpture Exhibition
Horseworld
The show will exhibit the work of over thirty exciting and diverse artists. The idea of the exhibition is to display horses, ponies and donkeys and their mythological variants, illustrating their place in history, prehistory and myth.

Ongoing
Plinth Project
Bristol Museum Art Art Gallery
Container, an artists led exhibition and workshop space set up by the Stokes Croft Contemporary Arts Project CIC, will be presenting a series of six newly commissioned works in an exciting collaboration with Bristol Museum And Art Gallery. During September, Andrew Southall’s work will be shown.
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Theatre and music

Sundays (ongoing)
Soul Sundays
Glassboat Restaurant
Get that 'Easy Like Sunday Morning feeling’ at the Glassboat. You'll be able to wind back and read the paper whilst sipping on a Bloody Mary and tucking into your Eggs Benedict. The Soul Brothers will provide the perfect background to an indulgent Sunday with laid back soul in the lounge bar.

Final Sunday of every month
Vintage Afternoon Teas
Hotel Du Vin
Bistro Du Vin Bristol, in association with Bristol Vintage, invites you to join them for afternoon tea like no other. Picture stunning surroundings, the finest vintage china, a unique style of hospitality, and of course the most wonderfully delightful cakes, sandwiches and tea. Booking essential.

1 – 4 September
George’s Marvellous Medicine
The Bristol Hippodrome
George’s Marvellous Medicine is Roald Dahl's amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his Grandmother of her terrifying temper. But when she drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George's adventure has just begun.

4 September
Eliza Carthy Band and Hodmadoddery
Bristol Zoo Gardens and St George’s Bristol
Eliza brings her whip-smart backing band to Bristol Zoo Gardens for the ultimate open-air summer folk concert, performing powerful English folk songs with superb technique and irresistible energy. Bawdy, sexy and beautiful, this is folk music as it should be.

13 – 18 September
Spamalot
The Bristol hippodrome
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table, and featuring a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people, Monty Python's Spamalot 'raises silliness to an art form' (The Sunday Times) and has been hailed as 'a no-holds-barred smash hit' (The New Yorker).

20 September
Vampires Rock
The Bristol Hippodrome
Vampires Rock has everything you need for a great night out. The greatest rock anthems of all time, fantastic costumes, comedy, magic, spectacular illusions and amazing stage set and pyrotechnics to blow your mind, this rock spectacular is not to be missed!

22 September
The Moody Blues
The Bristol Hippodrome
A legendary band with an enviable repertoire and reputation, The Moody Blues remain one of the top-grossing album and touring bands in existence. Don’t miss your opportunity to witness these living legends in action.
23 September
The Armstrong & Miller Show
The Bristol Hippodrome
With their usual mix of the beautifully observed and the utterly barmy, Ben and Xander will be performing a parade of characters from their extensive dressing-up box and wig-store including; The street-talking WWII chav pilots; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann; Jilted Jim, dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon; and so many more…

25 – 26 September
Peppa Pig’s Party
The Bristol Hippodrome
Peppa is a playful little piggy who lives with her younger brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her absolute favourite activity: jumping up and down in muddy puddles!

26 September
Peter’s Friends
The Tobacco Factory
The award-winning "secret star" of the contemporary magic scene, Peter Clifford, brings together the elite of magical talent for a series of mind-melting, jaw-dropping shows. Each evening Peter will present two acts to amaze you.

28 September – 2 October
Oklahoma
The Bristol Hippodrome
Set on the Western Frontier, against a background of conflict between farmers and cattlemen, Oklahoma! perfectly integrates song, dance and story to tell the tale of farm girl Laurey and the two
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rivals for her affections, happy go-lucky cowboy Curly and the sinister farm hand Jud.

Special tours

Throughout September
Garden Tours
Tyntesfield
Enjoy a free guided tour of the formal gardens or Kitchen Garden. Meet by the Aviary. Tours run from Saturday to Wednesday.

Until 30 September
Guided walks around Bristol
Various locations
By walking with a guide through the city centre, old town, markets and historic harbour, you can hear about the personalities, the stories and events that over centuries helped form Bristol into the energised and successful city of today.
Saturday morning: Bristol Highlights walks: Start from the Beetle sculpture in Anchor Square at 11am. £3.50 per person.
8 September: Clifton Walk: Start from Christ Church, Clifton Green at 6.30pm. Walk will take approximately 1½ hours. £3.50 per person.
21 September: Medieval Bristol. Start from the Corn Exchange, Corn Street at 6.30pm. Walk will take approximately 1½ hours. £3.50 per person.

Tuesday (ongoing)
BBC Bristol Tours
BBC Broadcasting House
Find out what goes on inside BBC Bristol, the regional television centre for the West of England. You'll learn how television and radio programmes are made and have the chance to visit our interactive studio where you can have a go at presenting the weather and star in your very own radio drama, complete with sound effects!

Ongoing
Pirate Walks
Harbourside
Join Pirate Pete for a guided walking tour of Bristol's historic Harbourside and its maritime history of discovery, trade, slavery and piracy. Walk times: 2pm on weekends. Book at the Tourist Information Centre or phone Pirate Pete.

Ongoing
The Bristol Packet Boat Trips
Wapping Wharf
Take a trip on one of the beautiful boats for a unique tour of Bristol and beyond.
Every weekend: Floating Harbour Tour
Every Sunday: Afternoon River Cruise to Beese's Tea Gardens

Ongoing
Bristol Ferry Boat Co
Harbourside/city centre
The distinctive yellow and blue boats offer a range of services from within the city limits and out to the countryside beyond.

Fairs, markets and food

Every Wednesday
Bristol Farmers Market
Corn Street
Local producers from a 40-mile radius sell a massive range of food from cheese, fish, honey, cakes and vegetables to meat, game and poultry at this award-winning market.

First Sunday of every month
Slow Food Market
Corn Street
The UK’s first regular Slow Food Market has become a monthly treat for lovers of real food. ‘Slow food’ embraces the theory of good food production.
For further information on any of these events and more please check out www.visitbristol.co.uk